That Time When Former Superintendent Murphy Couldn’t Explain What Happened to $5 Million in Facilities Money
It was a decade ago that the Vanguard chronicled, in a multi-part series, how former DJUSD Deputy…
Richard Reed Appointed as Deputy to Supervisor Provenza
Yolo County Supervisor Jim Provenza, District 4, today named Richard Reed, Chair of the Yolo County Planning…
Gina Daleiden Named First 5 Yolo Executive Director
Four months ago, First 5 Yolo selected former School Board Member and Yolo County Deputy Supervisor Gina…
Public Officials Come to Council Supporting Soda Tax
On Tuesday night a number of public officials came to the city council in support of a…
My View II: Anyone Else Perplexed on the Grande Property Deal?
I have to admit I was pretty stunned to see that the school district sold the Grande…
$5.5 Million Sale of Grande Property Ends a Long Saga
The Davis school board accepted a bid from local developer Don Fouts to purchase the school district’s…
Monday Morning Thoughts: To New Beginnings
It is Election Day on Tuesday, which means an end to the torment of the never ending…
DJUSD Candidate Pool Swells to Eight But Fernandes Still Unopposed
The number of candidates has swollen to eight for four DJUSD School Board seats, but Alan Fernandes…
DJUSD Begins Revising Complaint Procedure; Emphasis on Restorative Practices
The volleyball scandal early this year exposed the district’s complaint procedure as being out of date and…
Analysis: School Board Rushes to Unanimous Decision to Appoint Fernandes
With three amply qualified candidates, it appeared the school board could not go wrong as they embarked…
School Board Appointment Candidates Respond to Vanguard Questions
Today at 4 pm, the school board will meet to decide who they will appoint to the…
DJUSD Rolls Out Strategic Plan
(Editor’s note: the following is a press release from the school district) Plan is foundation for reducing…
My View: Peterson Pulls No Punches, Lands No Blows
It was expected to be a routine meeting of the school board. So much so that the…
Vanguard Analysis: Community Deserves Answers from the School District
From the perspective of the Vanguard, the closure of the Julie Crawford matter, with the district last…
Analysis: District Prepared to Re-hire Crawford to Coach Girls Volleyball in Fall
In a move that will continue to fuel far more questions than answers, at least one portion…
Sunday Commentary II: District Needs to Restore Trust
Throughout this process, I have gotten a pretty clear impression that the district does not really have…
My View: The Lonesome Death of Reason and Proportionality
Should We Be Surprised by School Board Decision? – It was a long night on Thursday, sitting,…
Board Upholds Administrative Finding on Crawford; Will Not Reinstate
3-1 Vote Would Allow Julie Crawford to Reapply For the Fall – After four and a half…
District Prepares For Appeal as New Information Casts Doubt on Previous Reports
The school district’s appeal meeting will take place on Thursday, March 13, not in community chambers where…
Slowly, Pieces Get Filled in on Peterson-Crawford Conflict
As we noted last week, one of the pieces of information that has been missing has been…
